Description
Spacing: 6-10’
Growth Habit: Climbing Vine
Planting Location: Sheltered/Cozy
Zone 3b-4a
- Pinkish-red coloured, 1cm seedless grape
- Very sweet and extremely delicious; good table grape
- Great for fresh eating & juice
- Fruit ripens in mid September; lasts for 2 weeks in refrigerator
- Lay branches down for winter for needed snow insulation
- Panicles of tiny white flowers bloom in mid June
- Large, three-lobed, serrated foliage turns yellow in fall
- Requires 8+ hours of sun for fruiting & foliage health
- Growth Rate: 2-5’/year
- Growth dimensions: max 20’; grapes will grow to cover climbing surface provided
- Produces fruit 2-3 years after planting
- Self-fertile; can produce a better production with a pollinator
- Plant pollinators within 200’ or less, closer is better
- Winter cold is a concern; laying down vines & covering offers best protection. Has strong regrowth from any winter dieback & will still fruit
- Susceptible to powdery mildew if planted in shady spots or during high humidity
